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![]() | Prickly pear cactus, Ecology and management | |
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Description:
Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia polyacantha), frequently referred to as plains prickly pear, is a widespread, thorny, succulent plant common throughout the Great Plains. Plains prickly pear cactus has been identified as a serious impediment to livestock production on more than 5 million acres of rangeland in eastern Wyoming and eastern Colorado.
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University of Wyoming Extension
Department #3354
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-5124
Email: uwext@uwyo.edu